Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hawkins, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN - Free Report) by 22.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 73,725 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,490 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.35% of Hawkins worth $9,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Hawkins during the fourth quarter valued at about $42,466,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in Hawkins by 487.7% during the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 254,837 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $31,260,000 after acquiring an additional 211,472 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Hawkins by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 235,096 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $28,839,000 after purchasing an additional 32,670 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Hawkins by 61.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 149,616 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $18,353,000 after purchasing an additional 57,179 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Hawkins in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $13,087,000. Institutional investors own 69.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HWKN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. CJS Securities initiated coverage on Hawkins in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They set a "market outperform" rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. BWS Financial upgraded Hawkins from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $160.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th.

Hawkins Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HWKN traded down $0.14 on Wednesday, hitting $119.35. 86,312 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 124,001. Hawkins, Inc. has a 52 week low of $71.98 and a 52 week high of $139.55. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.06. The company has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 30.45, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Hawkins Profile

Hawkins, Inc operates as a specialty chemical and ingredients company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries.